2024-03-28T13:56:40-04:00 2023-12-31 450491842 BLANKENSHIP CPA GROUP PLLC 917 CONFERENCE DR GOODLETTSVILLE TN 370722162 990 2023-01-01 621714715 THE JASON FOUNDATION INC JASO 6152642323 18 VOLUNTEER DRIVE HENDERSONVILLE TN 37075 CLARK FLATT PRESIDENT 6152642323 2024-03-25 true CLARK FLATT false JESSICA FREEMAN P01261457 6158598800 2024-03-28 2023 2023-04-26 12:10:37Z CLARK FLATT 18 VOLUNTEER DRIVE HENDERSONVILLE TN 37075 3421561 false X WWW.JASONFOUNDATION.COM X 1997 TN THE JASON FOUNDATION'S CORE MISSION IS FOR THE AWARENESS AND PREVENTION OF YOUTH SUICIDE. PLEASE REFER TO SCHEDULE O FOR OUR FORMAL MISSION STATEMENT AND FURTHER DESCRIPTION OF OUR UNIQUE ORGANIZATIONAL MODULE. 26 19 22 50 0 1819948 1505417 880191 791700 15302 100906 -35362 -52105 2680079 2345918 0 0 1269631 1302669 0 42553 1212132 942382 2481763 2245051 198316 100867 4787544 4906517 248039 272339 4539505 4634178 X AWARENESS, EDUCATION, & TRAINING FOR THE PREVENTION OF SUICIDE & RELATED MENTAL, PHYSICAL, & EMOTIONAL ISSUES. WHILE SPECIFIC EFFORTS FOCUS ON ADOLESCENTS & YOUNG ADULTS, ALL AGE GROUPS FALL UNDER THIS MISSION & PURPOSE. false false 2054047 791700 THE JASON FOUNDATION, INC. (JFI) IS DEDICATED TO THE PREVENTION OF THE "SILENT EPIDEMIC" OF YOUTH SUICIDE THROUGH EDUCATIONAL AND AWARENESS PROGRAMS THAT EQUIP YOUNG PERSONS, EDUCATORS/YOUTH WORKERS AND PARENTS WITH THE TOOLS AND RESOURCES TO HELP IDENTIFY AND ASSIST AT-RISK YOUTH. YOUTH SUICIDE IS THE 2ND LEADING CAUSE OF DEATH FOR OUR YOUTH AGES 10-24. ONE OUT OF EVERY 10 YOUNG PEOPLE IN OUR NATION REPORTED IN THE 2021 YOUTH RISK BEHAVIORAL SURVEY THAT THEY HAD "ATTEMPTED SUICIDE" IN THE PREVIOUS TWELVE MONTHS - THAT EQUATES TO AN AVERAGE OF 4,233 ATTEMPTS EACH DAY IN OUR NATION. - PLEASE REFER TO SCHEDULE O FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION 2054047 true true false true false false false false false false true false false false true false true false false false false false false false true false false false false true false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false false false true 26 0 true 22 true false false false false false true true false false false false false false X 26 19 true false false false false false false true true false false false true true true true true true true false AK AL AR CA CO CT DE FL GA HI IA ID IL IN KS KY MA MD ME MI MN MO MS MT NC ND NH NJ NM NV OH OK OR PA RI SC SD TN TX UT VA WA WI WV WY X CLARK FLATT 6152642323 18 VOLUNTEER DRIVE HENDERSONVILLE TN 37075 CLARK FLATT PRESIDENT 40.00 X X 199929 0 5700 MICHELE RAY TREASURER/CE 40.00 X X 162450 0 4860 DEANNE RAY BOARD MEMBER 40.00 X X 111409 0 3300 BRANDI RAY BOARD MEMBER 40.00 X X 80742 0 2237 DAVID MARTIN BOARD MEMBER 40.00 X 38950 0 0 JOHN FLATT MD VICE PRESIDE 40.00 X X 36781 0 0 GENERAL PAUL SUMMERS BOARD MEMBER 40.00 X 36781 0 0 CONNIE FLATT SECRETARY 1.00 X X 0 0 0 GENERAL THURBERT BAKER BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 COACH TODD BERRY BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 TERRY BRIDGES BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 JOHN FISHER BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 JOE FRANKS BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 MIKE GARONE BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 GORDON GEE BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 GENERAL ALBERTO GONZALES BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 WILLIAM HELOU BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 GENERAL JIM HOOD BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 OSEI MEVS BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 ERIC PAUL BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 JEAN SCALLON BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 JIM SCHNUCK BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 JIM SHAHEEN BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 CINDY SHERIFF BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 GENERAL JONATHAN SKRMETTI BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 SANDY WEBSTER BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 667042 16097 3 false true false 231533 670780 603104 15227 1505417 REIMBURSEMENT REVENUE 624100 791700 791700 791700 90706 90706 1000000 989800 10200 10200 10200 33606 231533 85843 -52237 -52237 MISCELLANEOUS REVENUE 900099 132 132 132 2345918 791700 48801 683139 614825 47820 20494 489168 440251 34242 14675 10140 9126 710 304 33507 30157 2345 1005 86715 78044 6070 2601 17955 17955 6957 6957 4373 4373 49371 32415 16789 167 125769 125769 32031 11540 20106 385 46719 43621 3098 4787 1895 2834 58 52747 47473 3692 1582 30517 27465 2136 916 EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS 458555 458555 SUPPLIES 101715 100421 1035 259 MISCELLANEOUS 7325 7325 DUES & SUBSCRIPTIONS 3561 3205 249 107 2245051 2054047 148451 42553 587967 185210 919172 1524191 224500 25000 53130 205903 9564 9132 1695339 732212 984475 963127 2003440 1992900 5296 1054 4787544 4906517 26841 55149 221198 217190 248039 272339 X 3952816 4355545 586689 278633 4539505 4634178 4787544 4906517 100867 -6194 X false true X true false X 969829 587723 1693336 1819948 1505417 6576253 847101 771926 918583 905615 791700 4234925 33606 33606 1816930 1359649 2611919 2725563 2330723 10844784 9150 22980 13971 11475 57576 9150 22980 13971 11475 57576 10787208 48219 6497 15302 90706 160724 48219 6497 15302 90706 160724 1816930 1407868 2618416 2740865 2421429 11005508 0.98020 0.98850 0.01000 0.01000 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED false true false false false false false false false false SCHEDULE C, PART II-B, LINE 1 MANAGEMENT OF THE JASON FOUNDATION PROVIDES WITNESS TESTIMONY AND INFORMATION, WHEN NEEDED, TO ELECTED OFFICIALS AND LOBBYISTS WHO ARE WORKING TO PASS THE JASON FLATT ACT, LEGISLATION THAT INCLUDES YOUTH SUICIDE AWARENESS AND PREVENTION TRAINING TO TEACHER'S IN-SERVICE. TIME INVOLVED BY MANAGEMENT IS MINIMAL. NO EXPENSES ARE PAID IN RELATION TO THESE LOBBYING ACTIVITIES. 285411 285411 1222686 583531 639155 131934 124790 7144 55308 23891 31417 963127 DEFERRED EMPLOYEE BENEFITS 216136 OPERATING LEASE LIABILITIES 1054 217190 11578867 -6194 9153300 85843 9232949 2345918 2345918 11484194 9153300 85843 9239143 2245051 2245051 SCHEDULE D, PAGE 4, PART XI, LINE 2D SPECIAL EVENT EXPENSES NETTED AGAINST REVENUE PER 990 85,843 SCHEDULE D, PAGE 4, PART XII, LINE 2D SPECIAL EVENT EXPENSES NETTED AGAINST REVENUE PER 990 85,843 SCHEDULE D, PAGE 4, PART XIII INCOME TAXES INCOME TAXES ARE NOT PROVIDED IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS SINCE THE FOUNDATION IS EXEMPT FROM FEDERAL INCOME TAXES UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE. THE ORGANIZATION HAS DETERMINED THAT THERE ARE NO MATERIAL UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS THAT REQUIRE RECOGNITION OR DISCLOSURE IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. WITH FEW EXCEPTIONS, THE FOUNDATION IS NO LONGER SUBJECT TO FEDERAL, STATE, OR LOCAL INCOME TAX EXAMINATIONS BY AUTHORITIES FOR YEARS BEFORE DECEMBER 31, 2020. GOLF TOURNAMENT 265139 231533 33606 12499 25943 17506 29895 265139 231533 33606 12499 25943 17506 29895 85843 -52237 X X X false false false false false false false false false CLARK FLATT PRESIDENT 190000 300 9629 5700 205629 MICHELE RAY TREASURER/CEO/SR. VP 162000 450 4860 167310 CHARLES RAY SPOUSE OF CEO EMPLOYEE 17610 COMPENSATION false FORM 990 - ORGANIZATION'S MISSION AWARENESS, EDUCATION, & TRAINING FOR THE PREVENTION OF SUICIDE & RELATED MENTAL, PHYSICAL, & EMOTIONAL ISSUES. WHILE SPECIFIC EFFORTS FOCUS ON ADOLESCENTS & YOUNG ADULTS, ALL AGE GROUPS FALL UNDER THIS MISSION & PURPOSE. FORM 990, PAGE 1, PART I, LINE 6 VOLUNTEERS ASSIST BY PUTTING TOGETHER MATERIALS, SUCH AS KITS, AND HELPING AT SPECIAL EVENTS SUCH AS THE GOLF TOURNAMENT. FORM 990, PART III PART III, LINE 4A - FIRST ACCOMPLISHMENT (CONT): FOUNDED IN 1997 AFTER THE TRAGIC SUICIDE DEATH OF JASON FLATT - AGE 16 (JFI'S CURRENT PRESIDENT'S YOUNGEST SON), THE JASON FOUNDATION, INC. HAS BECOME ONE OF THE NATION'S LEADERS IN YOUTH SUICIDE AWARENESS AND PREVENTION. JFI'S SUCCESS COMES FROM ITS UNIQUE UTILIZATION OF MAJOR IN- KIND RESOURCES THAT HELPS PROVIDE A "GRASS-ROOTS" COMMUNITY TYPE OF DELIVERY OF PROGRAMS AND SERVICES ON A LOCAL/STATE LEVEL. SYMBOLICALLY SPEAKING, JFI'S IN-KIND RESOURCES PROVIDE THE "VEHICLE" FOR DELIVERY OF OUR PROGRAMS AND SERVICES NATIONALLY. JFI, THROUGH THE EFFORTS OF OUR OTHER FUNDING PARTNERS/RESOURCES, IS ABLE TO KEEP THE "VEHICLE" MOVING FORWARD TO PROVIDE OUR SERVICES AND PROGRAMS AT THE LOCAL AND STATE LEVELS. AS A NATIONAL SUICIDE AWARENESS AND PREVENTION ORGANIZATION, THE ABILITY TO PROVIDE PROGRAMS DIRECTLY TO PARENTS, SCHOOLS, CHURCHES AND OTHER GROUPS IN A LOCAL COMMUNITY SETTING CREATES MORE ACCEPTANCE FROM THE COMMUNITIES WE SERVE. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 2 CLARK FLATT CONNIE FLATT MARRIED CLARK FLATT JOHN FLATT FATHER - SON CONNIE FLATT JOHN FLATT MOTHER - SON MICHELE RAY BRANDI RAY MOTHER - DAUGHTER MICHELE RAY DEANNE RAY MOTHER-IN-LAW, DAUGHTER-IN-LAW FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B THE INDEPENDENT AUDITOR REVIEWED THE FORM 990 WITH MANAGEMENT. THE PRESIDENT AND THE CEO, BOTH OFFICERS OF THE BOARD, ARE GIVEN COPIES TO REVIEW PRIOR TO FILING. THE CHAIR OF THE FINANCIAL COMMITTEE IS ALSO GIVEN THE 990 AND IS A PART OF THE AUDIT DISCUSSIONS. AFTER THE REVIEW, THE RETURN IS FILED. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C THERE IS A MEMBER OF THE BOARD THAT SERVES AS THE CORPORATE ATTORNEY FOR THE FOUNDATION. THIS INDIVIDUAL MONITORS AND ENSURES THAT THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY IS FOLLOWED. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15A THE BOARD DETERMINES THE PRESIDENT'S SALARY. THE BOARD IS NOTIFIED OF THE SUGGESTED SALARY FOR THE CEO. THE BOARD VOTES ON THE ANNUAL BUDGET, INCLUDING SALARY AMOUNTS, AND THE PARTICULAR MEMBERS WHOSE SALARIES ARE BEING VOTED ON ARE RECUSED FROM THAT VOTE. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15B THE PRESIDENT AND VP/CEO IN CONSULTATION DEVELOP A PROPOSED PERSONNEL BUDGET THAT IS PRESENTED TO THE EXECUTIVE BOARD FOR REVIEW/CHANGES AND APPROVAL. THIS PROPOSED PERSONNEL BUDGET EXCLUDES THE SALARY OF THE PRESIDENT WHICH CAN ONLY BE PROPOSED BY THE EXECUTIVE BOARD AND CONFIRMED BY THE FULL BOARD OF DIRECTORS. THE APPROVED PERSONNEL BUDGET BY THE EXECUTIVE BOARD (INCLUDING THE PROPOSED SALARY FOR THE PRESIDENT) IS THEN PRESENTED TO THE FULL BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR CONSIDERATION/CHANGES AND APPROVAL. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 17 INDIANA, KANSAS, KENTUCKY, MASSACHUSETTS, MARYLAND, MAINE, MICHIGAN, MINNESOTA, MISSOURI, MISSISSIPPI, MONTANA, NORTH CAROLINA, NORTH DAKOTA, NEW HAMPSHIRE, NEW JERSEY, NEW MEXICO, NEVADA, OHIO, OKLAHOMA, OREGON, PENNSYLVANIA, RHODE ISLAND, SOUTH CAROLINA, SOUTH DAKOTA, TENNESSEE, TEXAS, UTAH, VIRGINIA, WASHINGTON, WISCONSIN, WEST VIRGINIA, WYOMING FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 GOVERNING DOCUMENTS OF THE FOUNDATION ARE MADE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST.